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C34500 Brass vs. C28000 Muntz Metal

Both C34500 brass and C28000 Muntz Metal are copper alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C34500 brass and the bottom bar is C28000 Muntz Metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
100
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 28
10 to 45
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
40
Shear Strength, MPa 220 to 260
230 to 330
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 430
330 to 610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 180
150 to 370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 910
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
31

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
23
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 42 to 75
27 to 240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 69 to 160
110 to 670
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 15
11 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 16
13 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
40
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 14
11 to 20

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 62 to 65
59 to 63
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.070
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 32 to 36.5
36.3 to 41
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3

Comparable Variants